Columbia College Chicago, an urban institution of over 11,500 undergraduate and graduate students, emphasizes the arts, media, and communications in a liberal arts setting. The Interactive Arts and Media Department, a dynamic, growing department in the heart of downtown Chicago, a city rich in digital media resources, invites applications for a full-time, tenure track appointments. The start date is August, 2009; the application deadline is Dec. 1, 2008.

Game Design Position

Columbia College Chicago seeks a full-time, tenure track faculty member for teaching and leadership in the Design/Development track of its Game Major. Candidates for this position should ideally be credited with a game design position on at least two completed or shipped game titles. Candidates must also show interest and expertise in advanced game design theory, programming/scripting fundamentals, world and mission building, and team leadership and organization as they will be asked to teach classes covering these and other areas. The successful candidate will have an advanced degree, significant professional accomplishments in the game industry, and teaching experience at the college level. In addition to teaching, responsibilities include ongoing professional achievement, mentoring and advising students, service on department and college committees, curriculum development, and a commitment to teaching excellence.

Interactive Arts & Media Position

Columbia College Chicago seeks a full-time, tenure track faculty member for teaching and leadership in the Interactive Arts & Media major. Candidates should show interest and expertise in team leadership and organization, and in one or more of the following disciplines: interactive arts, multimedia, 3D modeling and animation, interaction and interface design. A working knowledge of applications that enhance communication and collaboration, as well as programming languages such as .NET, C#, SQL, ASP, CSS, and XML are also desirable. The candidate will be asked to teach classes covering these and other areas. The successful candidate will have an advanced degree, significant professional accomplishments dealing with creating interactive art or applications, and teaching experience at the college level. In addition to teaching, responsibilities include ongoing professional achievement, mentoring and advising students, service on department and college committees, curriculum development, and a commitment to teaching excellence.

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. Please address a letter of interest including qualifications, statement of teaching philosophy, a current academic vitae/resume and three references (names, addresses and phone numbers are sufficient) to: Interactive Arts and Media Search, Columbia College Chicago, 600 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60605-1996 or email materials to: iamsearch@iam.colum.edu. Minority and Women applicants are especially encouraged to apply. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. For more information about the Interactive Arts and Media Department, visit our website at: http://iam.colum.edu and http://game.colum.edu. For information on employment at Columbia College Chicago, see: http://web2.colum.edu/hr.